2. Add dimension with larger glitter flakes. Make your mani multi-dimensional by painting on a polish with different sizes and tones of metallic glitter flakes. Alie used Deborah Lippmann's Glitter And Be Gay. "In one step, start by dabbing the glitter at the tip of the nail, and then stroke the brush down the nail to create a fade effect," Whitehill says.

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3. Use an orange stick to apply chunky glitter. Add multicolored larger glitter flakes (which you can get at your local art store) using an orange stick or a toothpick — that's been first dipped in basecoat, so the glitter flakes stick to it — to place them strategically on your nail. If you're pressed for time, you can also pick up a polish with super chunky glitter in it and apply it over the very tip of your nail.

4. Apply a coat of silver glitter to balance out the color on your nails. Tone down the rainbow you just created by dabbing on a few specks of silver glitter; Alie painted on Milani Jewel FX in Silver Glitter. Then, seal your shimmering look with a high-shine topcoat.